Author's Note

I had to write this on my phone so sorry if theirs more errors then the last chapter

The Gulag

Tramplvana, bravo base
Spike and Woodfire
1500hours, October 24, 2010

Woodfire walked into the command center and walked up to Spike who was filling with a radio. It had been a week since Spike has been trying to contact Gears and Scootaloo. Woodfire tapped on the dragon's shoulder, causing Spike to turn to him.

"What is Woodfire?"

"Alpha back, they found the labor camp in the frozen forest, it’s a few miles out from here."

"Good we can find the HVI and get them out."

"How we don't even know who it is we're saving, sir"

"I have my suspicions but I have to be sure."

"So we're just taking a risk and it might not even pay off, good to know." Woodfire said with a chuckle

"Yeah well let's get going we're burning too much daylight"

Spike and Woodfire head to the armory and grab their weaponry. Spike pick up a RPK with a reflex sight and extended mag and a spaz 12 with a marathon Stock and a red dot. Woodfire grabbed a M16 with an ACOG scope and extended barrel. He also grabbed the fire staff.

"Really fire your taking the staff."

"Yes, this staff was made for me."he nuzzled the staff as if it was an old friend. Spike rolled his eyes and began walking to the helipads. Spike saw Alpha standing next to a helicopter. Spike approach the squad leader once they noticed him they all saluted

"Sir" Alpha squad said in unison

"So your ready for the big leagues Alpha"

'"Sir yes sir." Alpha shouted. Spike smirk and turn to the leader.

"Sargent we're going to look for an HVI and getting them out. Now any questions"

The Sargeant raised his hoof and Spike's eyes were on him. "What is it Sargent?”

"Sir what does the HVI look like sir.”

"All though its not confirmed were think its a female pegasus here's a photo.” Spike handed a picture over as woodfire came up to the group. “Did you get all that?”

"Yes, sir.”

"Good, now let's get in, we got a job to do.” Spike said as he got into the helicopter with alpha and woodfire close behind. Once they all entered, the pilot took off heading to the frozen forest. Woodfire was sitting next to the sergeant, who was looking down with a sad expression on his face. Woodfire tapped him on the haunches and got his attention.

"You okay Sargent”

"Yeah, I’m okay, corporal”

"Are you sure because no one has ever made a long face like that unless something is wrong?”

"Fine, if you really want to know I missed my niece's wedding. She really wanted me to go, but I got redeployed before it happened.”

“Well that's just bad, but look on the bright side you have a new family member to see when you get back.”

"Thanks but I really wanted to be there with them.”

“Hey, that kinda reminds me of a joke.” “ A pyro and an ice queen trot into a bar, one asked "Hey ice, have you heard of the bride who married a crystal pony?”

"No I haven’t”

"Well she's been given the crystal shoulder evanescence.”

The sergeant started laughing, Woodfire joined him. As the two laughed, Spike rolled his eyes and looked forward. He saw a large strucksher coming up in the middle of an iced cover forest. Once the other members of alpha noticed it as well they all locked and loaded were weapons

Tamplavana, frozen forest
Spike, Woodfire
1745 hours, october 24, 2010

The helicopter landed in a clearing. Spike got out of the chopper with alpha close behind him. Spike pulled out a radio and called in an assault team to hammer down on the prison camp. Woodfire saw a horde of helicopters heading to the gulag with a quesice look. Before he could question it the sargent asked

“Sir why aren't we participating in air assault?”

"We have reason to believe that are HVI is on the first floor of the prison.”

"That's good to know” woodfire whispered under his breath.

"Everyone was going to be in teams of three. Woodfire the sergeant and the lutente are with you, the two privents are with me.” Spike ordered

Spike and his team entered the prison through the northside. While woodfire and his team entered through the eastside. Woodfire entered the hall to see nothing but locked cells. Woodfire checked every cell to see if he could find anyone who could remotely fit the description of the HVI but came up with nothing. “Spike the HVI isn’t in the easten corridors were going to check the western ones now.”

"That's a negative, we’re pinned dow,n we need backup”

"Wilco we’re on our way.” Woodfire radio “let move”

Spike took cover behind an open cell door, he peared out with his RPK and fired at prison guards. He hit two dragon guards leaving ten guards left. One of the alpha soldiers was shot in the legs. The stallion fell to the ground and bled over the floor. Spike fired at the guards and ran to the stallion. Spike grabbed the stallion as he backed up to cover. The injured pony picked up his M4 and fired at the guards. He hit two of the guards before Spike got him into cover. “Stay put and put pressure on your wounds.”

Spike shot at one of the guards and hit them in the neck. The other alpha member, a mare, shot a dragon in the head with a pistol. She throws a grenade, killing two pony guards and blowing a hole in the wall. She ran into cover right when Woodfire and the sergeant came in. Woodfire hit a guard in the face with the staff while the sergeant shot two ponies with a 1911. Woodfire burned the last two with the staff. Spike got out of cover and walked up to woodfire.

"Hey Wood, what took you so long”

"Were came across some stranglers in the hall back there”

"Well, thanks for the save anyway.

"Yeah well, we're heading to-” hearing screaming from the hole in the wall. Woodfire, spike and what's left of alapa aimed their rifles at the hole. Spike looked at the mare in his unit. “What's your name, private?”

"Surgery plant, sir,” the mare said

"You got medical experience”

"Yes sir”

Pach up your squamate and get him ready to move. Woodfire, you and the Sargent go around there and find the door to the room."

"Got it. Come on Sarg, can I call you Sarg?.” Woodfire asked as they ran to the other side, Spike looked over to surgery plant. She was trying to wrap her partner's leg in some clean cloth. He walked through the hole in the wall and saw showers.

"Get the fuck off me, you basted's” a femininity voice yelled as a gun went off. Spike ran to the nose. He pulled out his spaz 12 and came across the HVI, shooting two guards with a Makarov pistol. Spike was about to approach her but he noticed a guard sneaking up on her. Took aim and fired a shell at the dragon. Daring looked at the corpse then at the purple dragon holding a smoking shotgun.

"Well look who it is, the prince coming to save me.” the mare snarked

"Good to see you too.” Spike greeted. “alpha 1, packet is secured, move to extraction now!”

"So how we're getting out of here spike”

"They blew the cafeteria roof on the second floor off when we hit the place.”

Spike and the HVI left the showers, opened the door to see woodfire and the sergeant taking down some guards, the sergeant shot two with a revolver and stabbed a third in the chest with a combat knife. Woodfire hit one pony in the chest and used him as a meat shield and shot a dragon in the chest. A group of guards ran towards them. Woodfire pulled a grenade and attached it to the guard, he threw the pony toads the rest of the guards and went off causing the hall to be closed off with rubble.

"Spike, this is command you need to evacuate now we got orders to demolish that prison”

"Welco, Command we’re heading to the evac point now.”

Spike, the HVI, woodfire and the Sargent got to the second floor cafeteria. Woodfire saw corpses lettered across the floor, a mix of prisoners, guards and soldiers alike. Woodfire radioed the pilot giving him the quadrants.

"You never see this type of thing in the wonderbolts”

"Typical air force causes the damage yet never sees the damage,” the HVI said coldly. The helicopter hovered overhead. Rope fell from the chopper and went tight in front of them. Woodfire connected zipline handle and went up followed up by the HVI. Spike turned to the Sargent.

"Come on Sargent this place is going down any moment."

"We got to wait for my men"

Spike radio to the alpha 1 only hearing gunfire. "Sarge I'm sorry but we aren't going to get out of here in time"

"Sargent go on your comms

"It fell out of my ear when we're fighting the guards."

Well if you did you would know they got out" Spike lied "come on we'll see them at the base"

The Sargeant walked to the ropes and zipped up Spike close behind. Once Spike got into the helicopter he saw woodfire confirming the sergeant while he held dog tags in his hoof. He turned to the HVI and sat beside her. "Daring, we have some questions."